Air Quality

We employ innovative air quality initiatives to reduce environmental impacts. With our primary focus on reducing or avoiding emissions, we continuously develop and implement strategies to improve our performance. We are exploring technologies to capture carbon and other emissions from our power plants.

Wildlife & Habitat Protection

Protecting wildlife habitat is central to our goal of protecting the environment. We focus on preserving forests, grasslands and wetlands; reducing hydroelectric facilities’ impact on fish and wildlife; and implementing avian protection plans. We also use land reclamation techniques to restore habitat after dam removal and when completing mining operations.

Renewable Resources

Wind, hydro and geothermal resources currently make up more than 30 percent of our generating capacity. We own 13 wind projects and purchase additional wind and solar resources to deliver cleaner energy to customers. In 2016, the amount of renewable capacity connected to our grid increased by 41 percent.

To support renewable resources, Pacific Power has:

Made renewable resources a key component of our Integrated Resource Plan – We will add 1,100 megawatts of new wind resources and upgrade or “repower” 905 MW of our existing wind fleet by 2020.

Advanced regional coordination – We led formation of the western Energy Imbalance Market, which is delivering lower cost, reliable electricity to customers while capturing the maximum value from renewable resources.

Invested in transmission lines – Energy Gateway and other transmission projects are helping add renewable energy to the grid.

Supported Oregon clean energy law – We worked together with utility, advocacy and community groups on the Clean Electricity and Coal Transition Plan Act. The law phases out coal from state rates by 2030 and increases the state's renewable portfolio standard to 50 percent by 2040.